PRAYVANCOUVER.CA 2016-01-09
Pray with Thanksgiving…
Express thanks for God’s work in the planting of seeds by Origin Church as they launched 6 outreach tables in the dorms of UBC and had the opportunity to share the gospel with over 30 students in a two hours period of time.
Express thanks for God providing a meeting room at a very affordable price for the new Burnaby Born Again fellowship focused on reaching the Portuguese speaking community. Continue to pray for Urban Village as they seek ways to support this new congregations being led by two of their members Raphael and Sara.
Express thanks for the safe move of Nathan and Ashley Ammons as they arrived to launch Transformation City Church in the Mt. Pleasant area. We are thankful also for the favour received from the government to receive a four-year clergy permit. We ask you to pray for their sending church as they guide a vision tour to Vancouver the third week of January to provide support for this family.
Express thanks for the lack of damage to our community by the recent earthquake experienced that was centered a few kilometers from the Ekklesia Church on Vancouver Island.
Express thanks for the great support received by the Austin family of Canvass Church as they met with partners and family over the past two weeks in both Mississippi and Georgia. We pray for them as they return to the church tomorrow for services and pray for a tremendous outpouring of the Spirit in those services.
Express thanks for the first baptism on NextGen Church Vancouver on December 13. Continue to pray for and with Sam and Paul on Thursday evenings as they restarted their weekly prayer meetings on January 7th. Join us in praying for them as the prepare to launch Alpha on January 19th. Pray for the outreach invitations to be heard in a clear way. Pray for the leadership to be prepared spiritually for the task of leading this new congregation.
Pray for the activity of God…
Join us in praying for the Born For More Ministry and Origin Church as they conducted Solarium last week and will again on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week on the campus of UBC. They have requested we join them in asking God, by His Spirit to give them a generous heart filled with love, a clear mind filled with Gospel Truth, and courageous tongue to ask the hard and revealing questions. May Jesus be made known!
Join us in praying God would provide a meeting hall for the Anugurha church where the Bhutanese/Napali community can continue to grow as they reach new families.
Join us in praying for a strong core group from which to launch public worship for River Community. Pray for the two communities groups that are launched this week and the continued outreach to youth and children’s work through Lindy and Libby.
Join us in praying for the Richmond Chinese Baptist Church as they focus this year upon building healthy lives and a healthy church in order to honor God. Pray for Pastor Tsui to have wisdom and courage has he leads this congregation.
Join us in praying for the Godly and gracious response of our churches to the Syrian refugees who are arriving in Vancouver this month.
Join us in praying for preparation to launch the “New Towers Baptist Church” after a year of collaboration and prayer the leaders are now making final preparation to initiate this effort beginning on January 17th. Pray for wisdom, strength and endurance for each leader including Pastor Garrett Holmes.
Join us in praying for the financial resources needed to launch a new South Asian Community in South Surrey. A leader in Toronto, Pastor Shahid Kamal, is prepared to move here and launch this potential congregation. We are waiting for the Father to provide the supporting churches to make this a reality.
Join us in praying for the families of our church planters as we make final preparations for the annual church planter family camp scheduled for the first week of February. We are praying for encouragement, challenge and the building of supportive friendships to accomplish all that God has called them to do.
Pray these words over our cities…
We have realized the most important element of our work is prayer. We are in a Spiritual battle for the hearts and minds of people all over our city. Will you join us in praying this week for each leader to recognize the enemy and engage the warfare appropriately.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.
Ephesians 6:10-18
We thank you for praying for the items listed on this pray post whenever you have the opportunity to pray. We ask you to join a nationwide effort among the churches of Canada in praying specifically at 10:02 daily for the Father to cast out workers from each of our churches into the harvest.